BANGLADESH

Ekushey Padak-winning artist Samarjit Roy Chowdhury passes away

Noted artist Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, an Ekushey Padak-winning artist has passed away in Dhaka. He was 85.

Samarjit was known for depicting nature and the beauty of Bangladesh in bold and bright colours in his artworks

He breathed his last at a private hospital at 2:40 pm on Sunday. His son Surojit Roy Chowdhury confirmed the matter. 

Surojit said his father was first admitted to the hospital on September 5. A week later, he was taken home. But he was admitted to the hospital on September 15 again as his condition deteriorated.  

Samarjit was born in 1937 in Cumilla and graduated in graphic design from the Government Art Institute, which later became the Faculty of Fine Arts, in 1960.

He studied under luminaries such as Zainul Abedin and Quamrul Hassan. He eventually joined the Dhaka University faculty. He worked there for 43 years before retiring as a professor in 2003. Until 2010, he served as the dean of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts of the Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology. He also served as a supernumerary professor at Dhaka University since 2014.

In 2014, the government awarded him the Ekushey Padak, the second-highest civilian award in Bangladesh.

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